Three
separate lives are brought together to be champions in their time.
Focus On the Family Radio Theatre presents a prequel view to the events
featured in Amazing Grace, the movie.
Inspired by
the major motion picture this quality production uses British actors to
tell the inspirational stories of William Wilberforce, John Newton and
Olaudah Equiano. Featuring Robert Lindsay, David Oyelowo, Chris Larkin,
Elaine Paige, Martin Jarvis, Simon Shepherd and many others.
6 CD's with 5 hours of quality drama. This is designed to supplement
the film and tell the campaigners' stories prior to the film's
beginning. It gives a lot more information on Olaudah Equiano in
particular, using the eloquence of Equiano's own writings to tell his
story.
William Wilberforce played by Chris Larkin
A young man of great privilege and a rising political star, who threw
it all away to fight for the freedom of a people he'd never known from
lands he'd never visited.
John Newton played by Robert Lindsay
A merchant of slaves who becomes a slave -? to men and to his own depravity. So how could such a man write 'Amazing Grace'?
Olaudah Equiano played by David Oyelowo
Taken
as a slave at the age of 10, the oppressed and betrayed child became a
man who defied his times with courage, ingenuity and faith.
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